[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"guide-/guides/kill-team":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":104,"date":105,"description":106,"extension":107,"heroImage":108,"intro":109,"lastUpdated":105,"meta":110,"navigation":111,"path":112,"related":113,"seo":116,"shopSearch":117,"stem":118,"tags":117,"__hash__":119},"guides/guides/kill-team.md","How to Start Kill Team - Painting Your First Warband",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":97},"minimark",[9,13,18,47,51,65,73,77],[10,11,12],"p",{},"Kill Team is Warhammer 40,000's skirmish game - small warbands of around 10-20 models instead of a full army. That low model count makes it the single best entry point to the hobby: you get a complete, playable, paintable force for a fraction of the cost and time of an army.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"why-kill-team-is-the-ideal-start","Why Kill Team is the ideal start",[19,20,21,29,35,41],"ul",{},[22,23,24,28],"li",{},[25,26,27],"strong",{},"Few models"," - you can build and paint a whole team in a week or two, not months.",[22,30,31,34],{},[25,32,33],{},"Each model matters"," - with so few, you can give each one real attention and improve fast.",[22,36,37,40],{},[25,38,39],{},"Cheaper"," - one boxed set is often a complete team for two players.",[22,42,43,46],{},[25,44,45],{},"Same models as 40k"," - your team doubles as the start of a full army later.",[14,48,50],{"id":49},"painting-a-warband-well","Painting a warband well",[10,52,53,54,59,60,64],{},"Because you have only a handful of models, Kill Team is the perfect place to push your painting. Pick a faction you love from the ",[55,56,58],"a",{"href":57},"/factions","faction guides",", pull an exact recipe from the ",[55,61,63],{"href":62},"/tools/scheme-generator","scheme generator",", and take the time to add the details you would skip on a horde - edge highlights, battle damage, characterful bases.",[10,66,67,68,72],{},"The core process is the same ",[55,69,71],{"href":70},"/guides/how-to-start-painting-miniatures","basecoat-wash-highlight"," workflow, just with more care per model. Distinct bases and small conversions help each operative feel like an individual.",[14,74,76],{"id":75},"tips","Tips",[19,78,79,85,91],{},[22,80,81,84],{},[25,82,83],{},"Theme the team."," A consistent scheme and basing makes a warband look like a unit.",[22,86,87,90],{},[25,88,89],{},"Individualise the operatives."," Small differences - a different shoulder pad, a trophy, a unique base - give each model character.",[22,92,93,96],{},[25,94,95],{},"Use it to level up."," With so few models, Kill Team is where your painting improves fastest.",{"title":98,"searchDepth":99,"depth":99,"links":100},"",2,[101,102,103],{"id":16,"depth":99,"text":17},{"id":49,"depth":99,"text":50},{"id":75,"depth":99,"text":76},"Getting Started","2026-06-28","A beginner's guide to Warhammer 40k Kill Team - what it is, why it's the best way into the hobby, and how to paint a small elite warband to a high standard.","md","/images/guides/kill-team.webp","The best low-model-count way into Warhammer 40k",{},true,"/guides/kill-team",[114,115],"warhammer-40k-for-beginners","how-to-start-painting-miniatures",{"title":5,"description":106},null,"guides/kill-team","Egf3mSniy9xDGEOmsLlJZvAhu4GwZ4YpUjWMh0FANPE"]